Korlekar Surname
Approximately 856 people bear this surname
Korlekar Surname User-submission:
Marathi surnames ending with -kar indicate the origin of the family. That means the family originated from that particular village or place. Korle resembles the village or place in this case.
There are two places in the Konkan region with similar names.
Read More About This SurnameKorlekar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 830 | 1:924,175 | 39,860 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Korlekar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Marathi surnames ending with -kar indicate the origin of the family. That means the family originated from that particular village or place. Korle resembles the village or place in this case.
There are two places in the Konkan region with similar names. One is Korlai village, near Alibaug and the other is Korle, near Chikhalgaon and Titeghar, a few kilometers from Dhom Dam near Mahabaleshwar. The correct origin is yet to be established.
- vikas.ganesh.korlekarKorlekar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korlekar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Korlekar (Marathi: कोलकर) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Korlekar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 408,463rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Korlekar reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The surname Korlekar is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 830 people, or 1 in 924,175. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found, Karnataka, where 1 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Other than India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karlekar | 88 | 5,009 | / |
| Kurlekar | 88 | 1,596 | / |
| Kerlekar | 88 | 383 | / |
| Corlekar | 88 | 351 | / |
| Korlikar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Korlakar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kaarlekar | 82 | 6 | / |
| Korlaikar | 82 | 2 | / |
| Khurlekar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kerrlekar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kurlkar | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kerlkar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kerlikar | 75 | 46 | / |
| Kurlikar | 75 | 21 | / |
| Carlekar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Curlekar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kharlkar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kerhlikar | 71 | 25 | / |
| Kharilkar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurlaikar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasrlikar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kharlakar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaharlakar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carlycar | 50 | 7 | / |
Korlekar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Korlekar in the Marathi language | ||
| कोलकर | kolakara | 71.77 |
| कोरलेकर | koralekara | 21.22 |
| कोरळेकर | koralekara | 2.77 |
| कालकर | kalakara | 1.11 |
| कोळकर | kolakara | 1.11 |
| कोलेकर | kolekara | 0.37 |
| कोळेकर | kolekara | 0.37 |
| कोलकराली | kolakarali | 0.18 |
| कोलकरार | kolakarara | 0.18 |
| कोलकराची | kolakaraci | 0.18 |
| कोलैकर | kolaikara | 0.18 |
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